Jim Ard vs. David Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Thompson and Jim Ard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Ard

vs.

David Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
David Thompson: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 David Thompson 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 David Thompson 8

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 David Thompson 5

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 David Thompson 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 David Thompson 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 David Thompson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 David Thompson 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 David Thompson 3.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 David Thompson 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 David Thompson 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 David Thompson 11,264

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 David Thompson 1,921

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 David Thompson 1,631

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 David Thompson 459

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 David Thompson 407

Total Games Jim Ard 218 David Thompson 509

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 David Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** David Thompson .277 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 David Thompson .778

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) David Thompson 27.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) David Thompson 4.9 (1978)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) David Thompson 4.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) David Thompson 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) David Thompson 1.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 David Thompson 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 David Thompson 4.3

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 David Thompson 3.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 David Thompson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 David Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 David Thompson 619

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 David Thompson 115

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 David Thompson 101

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 David Thompson 24

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 David Thompson 27

Total Games Jim Ard 21 David Thompson 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 David Thompson .462

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** David Thompson .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 David Thompson .745

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) David Thompson 28.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) David Thompson 7.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) David Thompson 4.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) David Thompson 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) David Thompson 1.6 (1978)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.